Safe, smart and sustainable Food and Beverage

ABB’s commitment to sustainable food future

As we enter a new decade, the challenges and opportunities facing Food and Beverage are extraordinary. Food and Beverage manufacturers are under heavy pressure to continually adapt to changing consumer tastes and demands. Every stage of the food value chain, plays a role in shaping safety, quality and the ability to feed the world sustainably. A transformative shift has begun and estimated 86% of leading Food and Beverage companies have set specific targets and ambitious goals for change. Beyond energy and emissions, packaging and sustainable logistics are an immediate priority. 
As we turn our thoughts to the future, pioneering technology and superior service commitments will remain the key enabler for this transformative shift.
Join us for one or all of the webinars in this Safe, Smart and Sustainable Food and Beverage Expert series to dive into the basics of digitalization and specific technology examples that can drive energy efficiency, safety and sustainability. Learn how evolving logistic concepts can help you meet your sustainability goals, rethink your strategy to make operations and supply chain more sustainable and agile. 
 

Digital Expert Day: Uncover hidden potential of your plant

Digitalization of electrical assets and associated benefits

While world is asking us to change and to adapt our strategies and operations facing unprecedent situations, we can support you effectively in implementing innovative solutions that will help your business to become more competitive. Maximizing availability and reliability of electrical assets while minimizing risks, increasing personnel safety, reducing operational costs and improving energy efficiency are the key drivers of our solutions and we’ll show you how easy and effective is the implementation into your plant.

Fitness wristbands for machinery actually exist. We will disclose to you digital solutions that are scalable and adaptable resulting in improved sustainability and lower total cost of ownership for motors and even powertrains.

Scalable and flexible robotic automation solutions for Food and Beverage

Advanced in robotic technology, such as machine vision and AI, are enabling a higher level of flexibility and scalability in the automated solutions for Food and Beverage packaging and distribution. We are helping our customer in removing bottlenecks and reducing the overall lead-times, which is essential in perishable supply chains. 

Gaining competitive advantages through manufacturing operations management software

Food and beverage makers today operate in a highly competitive market. In addition to fierce cost pressure, high demands are on uncompromised safety, hygiene, sustainability and traceability.
Learn how ABB’s Manufacturing Execution System enables higher plant efficiency and productivity as well as greater flexibility throughout the production processes by providing seamless orchestration and synchronization of all the entities involved in the Food and Beverage process.

Service Expert Day: Rethink your service strategy

Meet your sustainability goals by optimizing efficiency of electrical assets and minimizing impact of unforeseen events

As companies change their business models to match their strong sustainability goals, rethinking their service strategies could help get them there. This webinar will explore service best practices that reduce waste during unnecessary maintenance, optimize efficiency through upgrades and much more.  

How to improve OEE and energy efficiency by modernizing your aging production assets

Improved sustainability is a key priority to many Food and Beverage companies. The combination of taking a global responsibility and lowering costs is delicate and a must. This session will talk about how to lower life cycle costs through assessments that identify how to prioritize efforts in upgrading and modernizing machinery in your production.

Uncover hidden potential of your operations with robotics digital services

Connect your robot today to unlock advanced services for up to 25% fewer incidents, 60% faster response time and measurable production increase. Monitor the health and performance of a single robots or entire fleet, run robot systems at optimal performance and use virtual technical assistance to reduce production downtime.

Why effective Alarm Management is so important in today’s industry

Operators are flooded with messages during normal operation. ABB offers products and solutions to manage this flood of information and contextualize the messages to take informed decision thereby reducing the downtime. 

Learn more about how the industry eco system is committed to sustainability and change

Strong commitment to sustainable food future from Nestle
Sustainable living strategy at Unilever
Agriculture plays a critical role in limiting the impact of climate change

ABB sustainability resources

ABB Sustainability Report 2019
Sustainability on the menu for Food and Beverage
A taste of the future - understanding what's driving Food and Beverage in 2020 and beyond
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